Kavya Balaraman

210 articles by Kavya Balaraman

• PG&E bid to securitize $7.5B in wildfire costs could hit ratepayers hard, consumer advocates warn

  April 12, 2021

• California tees up proposals to securitize $7.5B in PG&E wildfire costs

  April 7, 2021

• How Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan could boost California's energy transition

  April 6, 2021

• State of the Electric Utility 2021: Despite sharp drop, cost remains key obstacle to more storage, some say

  April 1, 2021

• PG&E plan to reserve temporary generators for wildfire season has groups worried about diesel use

  March 31, 2021

• Hawaii groups push for demand-side measures, streamlined interconnection to manage coal plant closure

  March 29, 2021

• California authorizes summer reliability fixes despite concerns over backup diesel generation

  March 26, 2021

• SoCalGas announces net-zero emission goal by 2045, but some stakeholders remain skeptical

  March 24, 2021

• California's last nuclear plant is poised to shut down. What happens next?

  March 23, 2021

• CPUC reliability proposal skimps on demand response while doubling down on gas, parties say

  March 22, 2021

• California opens rulemaking on provider of last resort, as customers move away from utilities

  March 19, 2021

• 'We're going from cigarettes to crack': Hawaii regulators grill HECO on fossil fuel transition plan

  March 17, 2021

• California summer reliability rules driving utility fossil fuel plans, groups say in challenging CPUC

  March 15, 2021

• Hawaiian Electric defends renewable, storage project delays as fossil fuel plants near retirement

  March 10, 2021

• Federal bills creating standalone storage tax credit raise hopes for significant boost, akin to solar

  March 10, 2021

• California looks to demand-side fixes as 'a layer of insurance' to prevent rolling blackouts

  March 8, 2021

• Storage deployments shatter records — again — in Q4 2020

  March 4, 2021

• California proposes enhanced oversight of PG&E as concerns rise over wildfire mitigation

  Feb. 26, 2021

• California's approach to power pricing could discourage electrification, experts fear

  Feb. 25, 2021

• Renewable advocates bristle at Biden's move to preserve California desert land use plan

  Feb. 23, 2021

• FERC gives preliminary permit to 2.2 GW storage project that would use Navajo coal plant power lines

  Feb. 22, 2021

• SCE turns to 400 MWh AES storage facility, facing summer reliability concerns

  Feb. 18, 2021

• PUC to take closer look at Hawaiian Electric's interconnection processes, fossil fuel retirement plans

  Feb. 17, 2021

• California moves to address 'extraordinarily frightening' energy debt amid COVID-19

  Feb. 16, 2021

• CPUC moves forward with plan to prevent 2021 blackouts despite criticism from environmental groups

  Feb. 12, 2021

• California IOUs plan to spend $11B on wildfire prevention in 2021 and 2022 after record-breaking fire season

  Feb. 9, 2021

• Building domestic supply chain for battery storage could be a priority for lawmakers, Senate aides say

  Feb. 5, 2021

• Groups fear California blackout prevention plan could increase gas use, threaten climate goals

  Feb. 1, 2021

• CCAs accelerate California's clean energy transition, providing a model for other states: report

  Jan. 28, 2021

• California regulators express 'deep concern' over SCE 2020 power shutoff practices

  Jan. 27, 2021

• SCE settles 2018 wildfire insurance claims for $2.2B, faces potential fines over energy efficiency program

  Jan. 26, 2021

• Hydrogen advocates look to capitalize on California's goal to replace diesel for back-up generation

  Jan. 25, 2021

• Utility sector's credit quality weakened in 2020, but not because of COVID-19: S&P

  Jan. 22, 2021

• CPUC safety certification eases PG&E access to wildfire insurance fund, prompting backlash

  Jan. 20, 2021

• Industry, ratepayer advocates push for cautious approach to California's summer 2021 reliability preparation

  Dec. 22, 2020

• California ratepayer advocate recommends $124M SoCalGas fine for bucking CPUC directive on energy efficiency lobbying

  Dec. 15, 2020

• Newsom taps CPUC's Liane Randolph to lead California Air Resources Board

  Dec. 11, 2020

• CAISO focuses on summer 2021 as final analysis of August blackouts nears completion

  Dec. 10, 2020

• California sketches plan to wean off fossil fuels during wildfire-related power outages

  Dec. 9, 2020

• Thousands of California homes to be linked for 550 MW virtual power plant, North America's largest

  Dec. 8, 2020

• California's pathway to 100% clean electricity begins to take shape, but reliability concerns persist

  Dec. 7, 2020

• US storage deployments shatter record in Q3, with 7.5 GW projected by 2025: WoodMac

  Dec. 3, 2020

• California regulators to vote on state's first renewable natural gas tariff pilot for Sempra utilities

  Dec. 2, 2020

• Sempra utilities pitch demonstration program as first step to California hydrogen injection standard

  Nov. 25, 2020

• CAISO approves hybrid storage policies as California preps to add 1.5 GW by 2022

  Nov. 24, 2020

• PG&E taps Consumers Energy chief Patricia Poppe as new CEO after months-long search

  Nov. 19, 2020

• Wildfires pushed PG&E into bankruptcy. Should other utilities be worried?

  Nov. 19, 2020

• 'Somebody has to actually sit on the egg and hatch it' — Partnership aims to drive green hydrogen in the West

  Nov. 18, 2020

• California begins to shape vehicle-grid integration strategy, considers using EVs during power shut-offs

  Nov. 17, 2020

• To batteries and beyond: The storage technologies poised to play a key role in the energy transition

  Nov. 17, 2020

• California regulators race to implement demand response, other measures to avert 2021 blackouts

  Nov. 16, 2020

• Maryland PSC greenlights Exelon pilots to guide future of utility-scale storage in the state

  Nov. 11, 2020

• Storage tax credit remains unlikely in divided government, but could pass in compromise bill: analyst

  Nov. 10, 2020

• SoCalGas merits $255M fine for opposing efficiency standards with customer funds: ratepayer advocate

  Nov. 9, 2020

• California federal legislators press SoCalGas on reported efforts to 'undermine' California's climate goals

  Nov. 2, 2020

• PG&E says it could face significant liability due to September Zogg Fire

  Oct. 30, 2020

• Carbon capture and storage could reduce California emissions 15%, save $750M a year: report

  Oct. 23, 2020

• To batteries and beyond: Lithium-ion dominates utility storage; could competing chemistries change that?

  Oct. 15, 2020

• To batteries and beyond: Compressed air, liquid air and the holy grail of long-duration storage

  Oct. 14, 2020

• To batteries and beyond: In a high-renewables world, pumped hydro storage could be 'the heavy artillery'

  Oct. 13, 2020

• PG&E probation judge demands details after utility equipment seized in wildfire investigation

  Oct. 13, 2020

• To batteries and beyond: With seasonal storage potential, hydrogen offers 'a different ballgame entirely'

  Oct. 12, 2020

• Heat storm and insufficient planning caused August rolling blackouts, California regulators say

  Oct. 8, 2020

• California's Salton Sea offers chance for US battery supply chain, despite financial, policy challenges

  Oct. 6, 2020

• Global storage heading to 741 GWh by 2030, WoodMac projects, amid ongoing challenges

  Oct. 5, 2020

• Whitehouse sees 'pent-up pressure' in Congress for comprehensive climate bill

  Sept. 29, 2020

• 'This will change the nature of load': what California's zero emission vehicle order means for the power sector

  Sept. 23, 2020

• S&P lowers outlook for California IOUs in light of unprecedented wildfires, regulatory risk

  Sept. 18, 2020

• California governor pushes to fast track climate goals as wildfires burn the state

  Sept. 15, 2020

• California scrambles to prevent rolling blackouts amid heat wave, with DOE assist on gas plant dispatch

  Sept. 9, 2020

• Following rolling blackouts, California utilities highlight reliability concerns in integrated resource plans

  Sept. 3, 2020

• California PUC votes to fire executive director after contentious meeting, accusations of retaliation

  Sept. 1, 2020

• Taking charge: Fluence CEO Manuel Pérez Dubuc views storage as the 'holy grail' for high renewables

  Aug. 28, 2020

• Duke, SCE eye more storage, but continued cost declines, resilience valuation are key, executives say

  Aug. 27, 2020

• ESA targets 100 GW new storage by 2030 amid push for tax credit, market integration challenges

  Aug. 25, 2020

• California regulators plan post-mortem to examine cause of rolling blackouts

  Aug. 21, 2020

• 'We're in a bind': California braces for rolling outages as heatwave continues

  Aug. 17, 2020

• CPUC considers dismissing executive director amid accusations of whistleblower retaliation

  Aug. 14, 2020

• Federal judge orders PG&E to recruit inspectors as CPUC considers future of safety investigation

  Aug. 10, 2020

• 'Good news': Stakeholders optimistic about selection of BPA's Mainzer as CAISO head

  Aug. 10, 2020

• Dominion reaches agreement on South Carolina renewables + storage tariff to better integrate resources

  Aug. 7, 2020

• Sempra Energy bullish on hydrogen as California navigates natural gas future

  Aug. 5, 2020

• Accusations fly as California enviros say SoCalGas trying to undermine electrification efforts

  July 31, 2020

• PG&E faces soaring insurance costs, leadership changes in rest of 2020

  July 31, 2020

• California approves $436M for SCE's EV charging program, largest utility plan in the US

  July 29, 2020

• Taking Charge: How California's first CCA confronts wildfire risk and energy equity amid COVID-19

  July 29, 2020

• 2019 was a bumper year for microgrid deployment, but COVID-19 could slow progress: WoodMac

  July 23, 2020

• Enel plans to deploy 1 GW storage capacity across renewable portfolio through 2022

  July 22, 2020

• CAISO issues straw proposal on first phase of regional day-ahead market effort

  July 22, 2020

• PG&E faces further investigation after California officials blame utility for Kincade Fire

  July 20, 2020

• SMUD aims for carbon neutrality by 2030 in new climate emergency declaration

  July 20, 2020

• 'Absolute lack of preparation:' PG&E sued over 2019 fire weeks after bankruptcy exit

  July 16, 2020

• Largest US battery resource connects to CAISO grid, signaling next phase in California's storage growth

  July 14, 2020

• California regulators instruct utilities to incorporate climate planning into rate cases

  July 9, 2020

• PG&E exits bankruptcy, but long-term wildfire risk could put it 'back in the soup'

  July 6, 2020

• Trump officials address prospects and challenges of California offshore wind development

  July 2, 2020

• 'Backstop' bill to turn PG&E into non-profit headed to California governor's desk

  June 29, 2020

• COVID-19 propels microgrids in healthcare sector, but regulatory, awareness hurdles remain

  June 29, 2020

• 'A critical milestone': PG&E first gas-electric IOU to publicly support California's all-electric construction

  June 26, 2020

• PG&E launches $5.2B in public offerings, targets July bankruptcy exit following judge's order

  June 23, 2020

• Guilty pleas, victim impact statements could have slew of implications for PG&E, stakeholders say

  June 18, 2020

• 'A historic moment': PG&E pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter, as judge plans to greenlight bankruptcy plan

  June 17, 2020

• Fluence unveils intelligent, modular storage product with 800 MW/2,300 MWh of projects

  June 17, 2020

• 'The start of something big': California crafts pilot program to reduce building emissions

  June 16, 2020

• California CCAs seek offers for at least 4 GWh storage

  June 9, 2020

• Falling renewable, storage costs make 90% carbon-free US grid feasible by 2035, UC Berkeley finds

  June 9, 2020

• California plans for future of gas system amid 'patchwork' of electrification policies

  June 9, 2020

• Victims blast PG&E bankruptcy plan, citing fire risk and payout concerns as approval deadline nears

  June 8, 2020

• As PG&E highlights potential need for fossil fuels to address power shutoffs, groups press for more storage

  June 2, 2020

• CPUC approves PG&E reorganization plan, paving way for bankruptcy exit

  May 29, 2020

• PG&E enters last stretch of bankruptcy deadline as plan confirmation hearing begins

  May 27, 2020

• Developer plans to build hydrogen plant that runs on waste in Southern California

  May 21, 2020

• PG&E's total storage procurements pass 1 GW with latest round of projects

  May 21, 2020

• PG&E says fire victims have accepted bankruptcy plan, with final vote count due this week

  May 20, 2020

• Shrinking fossil fuel demand could hit California's cap-and-trade auction, experts say

  May 18, 2020

• PG&E appeals new probation conditions, asserting they'll 'undermine wildfire safety'

  May 18, 2020

• Hawaiian Electric eyes 460 MW solar, 3 GWh storage to help meet renewables goals

  May 14, 2020

• Renewables poised to outstrip coal generation in 2020 as COVID-19 accelerates transition: EIA

  May 13, 2020

• CPUC imposes largest ever penalty of $1.9B on PG&E for Northern California wildfires

  May 11, 2020

• Power-to-gas could be key to California's long-duration storage needs, stakeholders say

  May 6, 2020

• CPUC finds DERs save on transmission investments, but implementation remains 'the big question'

  May 5, 2020

• SCE procures 770 MW of battery storage to bolster California's grid as gas plants approach retirement

  May 5, 2020

• PG&E foresees $600M or greater loss for Kincade Fire, files to securitize $7.5B in fire costs

  May 4, 2020

• 'Tremendous demand for stationary storage' outstrips Tesla's 2020 supply capability, Musk says

  May 1, 2020

• California eyes expedited microgrid deployment to help with fire season power shut-offs

  April 30, 2020

• Judge calls PG&E vegetation work 'sloppy and unreliable,' imposes new conditions on the utility

  April 30, 2020

• Rooftop solar applications up 40% despite COVID-19, HECO says, but DER groups want more

  April 28, 2020

• 'It's really heartbreaking': California's clean energy programs hit hard by COVID-19

  April 24, 2020

• Advocates question move to new PG&E CEO amid coronavirus, upcoming wildfire season

  April 23, 2020

• Storage, smart grid, energy efficiency sectors see $337M in Q1 corporate funding: Report

  April 22, 2020

• CPUC proposes approving PG&E's bankruptcy plan, with a vote scheduled for May

  April 21, 2020

• PG&E proposes lithium-ion battery projects to replace Oakland fossil fuel plant

  April 16, 2020

• COVID-19 hits clean energy jobs, but storage companies could be 'bucking the trend'

  April 16, 2020

• Bankruptcy judge pushes back on PG&E's plan to route $4M fine through fire victim trust

  April 14, 2020

• DOE eyes storage technologies to improve the performance of fossil fuel plants

  April 9, 2020

• PG&E bankruptcy contingency plan approved, but fire lawyers remain concerned about payouts

  April 8, 2020

• Hawaii groups see role for DERs in economic recovery from COVID-19

  April 8, 2020

• Global storage deployments could see hit in 2020, but 'fundamental drivers' still remain, analysts say

  April 7, 2020

• PG&E request for early recovery of $899M from customers troubles ratepayer advocates

  April 2, 2020

• California utilities fear market manipulation from proposed changes to RPS confidentiality rules

  April 1, 2020

• California proposes PG&E, SCE as central procurement agencies, but CCAs have doubts

  April 1, 2020

• California sets electric sector GHG emissions target 56% below 1990 levels, but leaves room for more

  March 27, 2020

• Distributed storage could see growth in demand amid COVID-19 pandemic, analysts say

  March 26, 2020

• PG&E fire victims concerned that COVID-19 market turmoil could affect payouts

  March 26, 2020

• PG&E reaches deal with Newsom, pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter as bankruptcy reorganization deadline nears

  March 24, 2020

• CPUC's $2.1B wildfire fine could derail bankruptcy exit financing commitments: PG&E

  March 20, 2020

• PG&E bankruptcy financing proposal approved amid concerns of coronavirus economic impact

  March 17, 2020

• 'An immediate and dramatic business concern:' How COVID-19 is disrupting the energy sector

  March 17, 2020

• Wind plants can provide grid services similar to gas, hydro, easing renewables integration: CAISO

  March 13, 2020

• PG&E reaches settlement with FEMA to reduce wildfire payouts by $2.9B, lawyer says

  March 11, 2020

• Colorado significantly off-track on climate goals, NGOs say, faces transmission and market obstacles

  March 10, 2020

• SDG&E, SCE say California transport electrification plan could freeze investment, jeopardize state EV goals

  March 10, 2020

• PG&E tells federal judge it can't commit to specific increases in tree-trimming workforce

  March 5, 2020

• CAISO urges CPUC to consider increased interim natural gas needs as part of long-term state transition

  March 4, 2020

• 'A Swiss army knife': How developers and investors are looking at the storage sector

  March 3, 2020

• Sempra CFO touts California's new 4-year general rate case cycle as company reports $2.1B earnings

  Feb. 28, 2020

• CPUC proposes optimal 2030 system portfolio tripling battery storage, more than doubling solar

  Feb. 27, 2020

• How distributed resources fit into Mountain West's game plan

  Feb. 25, 2020

• California OKs first community solar program under new building standard, troubling rooftop advocates

  Feb. 24, 2020

• 'It's not even close to perfect': Judge blasts PG&E vegetation management work

  Feb. 20, 2020

• PG&E Corp reports $7.7B loss in 2019 amid continuing wildfire risk

  Feb. 19, 2020

• California PUC proposes pilot programs to decarbonize buildings

  Feb. 18, 2020

• 'This is going to be a very big deal' — coronavirus poised to disrupt storage, solar sectors

  Feb. 18, 2020

• Why is the utility industry less bullish on grid-scale storage?

  Feb. 13, 2020

• Will APS face retail competition in Arizona? Regulators issue diverging proposals

  Feb. 12, 2020

• California proposes 10-year transportation electrification planning process for SCE, other IOUs

  Feb. 11, 2020

• PG&E, other California utilities file plans to invest billions in wildfire mitigation through 2022

  Feb. 10, 2020

• CPUC proposed decision avoids new fixed charges due to concerns over customer backlash

  Feb. 7, 2020

• Court backs PG&E agreement ending tussle with bondholders as utility revamps reorganization plan

  Feb. 5, 2020

• Reimagining the grid: How PGE, SCE and others are prepping for transportation electrification

  Feb. 4, 2020

• CPUC proposes guidelines for safety shut-offs, finds 'serious deficiencies' with PG&E reporting

  Feb. 3, 2020

• Judge approves PG&E Tubbs Fire settlements, while Newsom mulls state takeover

  Jan. 30, 2020

• PG&E CEO: System hardening will be completed 'long after I retire'

  Jan. 29, 2020

• PG&E is betting heavily on microgrids. But can it move away from fossil fuels?

  Jan. 28, 2020

• NYPA turns to zinc-air storage amid lithium-ion safety concerns

  Jan. 27, 2020

• PG&E strikes deal with bondholders, but Newsom reiterates objections

  Jan. 23, 2020

• Proposed bill would include large hydro, nuclear in California's renewable portfolio standard

  Jan. 23, 2020

• California ALJ boosts PG&E costs 70% for failures in program to prevent damage to underground equipment

  Jan. 22, 2020

• Proposed 2.2 GW storage project plans to use Navajo coal station power-lines

  Jan. 21, 2020

• 2020 Outlook: Renewables, resilience and reliability needs will drive storage

  Jan. 21, 2020

• California launches rulemaking to manage transition away from natural gas

  Jan. 17, 2020

• BLM OKs $1B California desert solar project praised for balanced approach amid ongoing controversy

  Jan. 16, 2020

• Water scarcity accelerates plans to close Xcel's Tolk coal plant by a decade

  Jan. 15, 2020

• What would a $10 per ton carbon price mean for the Northeast?

  Jan. 14, 2020

• DOE unveils plan to make US global storage leader by 2030

  Jan. 10, 2020

• California's 2020 legislative session: The 'wild, Wild West' of bills targeting PG&E

  Jan. 8, 2020

• California has big clean energy ambitions, and is looking for better energy storage to realize them

  Jan. 6, 2020

• PG&E rate case compromise cuts $1.1B proposal to $575M for wildfire mitigation

  Jan. 2, 2020

• PG&E CEO promises 'shorter, fewer' shut-offs continuing for the next 5 years

  Dec. 20, 2019

• First US long-duration liquid air storage project planned in Vermont

  Dec. 18, 2019

• Judge approves PG&E wildfire settlements, bringing utility closer to exiting bankruptcy

  Dec. 18, 2019

• California moves to boost storage to combat safety-driven power shutoffs

  Dec. 17, 2019

• Newsom's rejection throws wrench in PG&E bankruptcy process

  Dec. 17, 2019

• Arizona rejects APS push for 2-year PURPA contracts, approving 18-year terms

  Dec. 13, 2019

• Northern California's wildfire season is effectively over. What's next for PG&E?

  Dec. 11, 2019

• FPL's Turkey Point first US nuclear plant to get license out to 80 years

  Dec. 6, 2019

• PG&E failed to properly inspect tower that caused Camp Fire: CPUC safety investigators

  Dec. 4, 2019

• California proposal rejects wildfire premium in PG&E, other utilities' ROE

  Dec. 4, 2019

• Nevada PUC floats proposal for 1,000 MW storage target by 2030

  Dec. 3, 2019

• CAISO says resource adequacy order would cause market uncertainty, asks CPUC to reconsider

  Nov. 27, 2019

• National Grid lifts gas moratorium following deal with New York

  Nov. 25, 2019

• PG&E says power shutoffs averted hundreds of fire risks, but cities blast lack of coordination

  Nov. 25, 2019

• Nevada governor orders plans for economy-wide carbon reductions

  Nov. 25, 2019

• Democrats move to take 100% clean energy push national with new bill

  Nov. 22, 2019

• Utility-scale storage critical to achieving Massachusetts carbon goals: UMass study

  Nov. 20, 2019

• PG&E challenges central tenet of bankruptcy law as it presses judge to reject California liability standards

  Nov. 20, 2019

• 100+ hydro plants have greater warming impacts than fossil fuels: EDF study

  Nov. 19, 2019

• Senate approves energy secretary nominee who pledged support for baseload power

  Nov. 15, 2019

• CPUC demands PG&E defend power shut-off actions, launches investigation into all IOUs

  Nov. 14, 2019

• Cuomo threatens to revoke National Grid's license to provide gas in NYC due to hookup moratorium

  Nov. 13, 2019